The Paris Motor Show has been flagged off and Jaguar is proudly showcasing its new supercar, the C-X75 that is all set to deliver 321.8 kmph. Jaguar’s directors want to analyse the hybrid supercar’s reception of critics and the public before deciding if it should go on sale. The new car beautifully blends the desired athletic looks and performance of a supercar with the latest green technology.

The all-new two-seater Jaguar C-X75 is believed to be carrying a 200,000-pound tag, but worth it, right? The electric hybrid supercar flaunts the latest jet-turbine technology from the aviation industry to accelerate from a standstill to 100 kmph in merely 3.5 seconds. By the way, achieving 160 kmph in just 5.5 seconds happens to be achievement number 2.

The C-X75 was already hailed as ‘The E-Type for the 21st Century’. At the Paris Auto Show, it will be scrutinized by a Government minister on a trade mission. The new Jaguar does not carry the boring and the usual internal combustion motor. It instead draws power from a lithium-ion battery charged from the domestic mains. It can run up to 109 km on four 195-bhp each electric motors, one of which drives each of four wheels. So, for the first 100+ kilometres, no harmful carbon emissions whatsoever!

Later, it connects with the two 94-bhp each rear-mounted super-efficient gas-turbines to get the extra punch of electric power. With this, it can run an additional 900 km. Just imagine the distance you can travel on a single 60 litre tank-full! The carbon emissions at this stage are minimal though; just 28 g/km. The C-X75 displayed at the Paris Motor Show has been strapped with the electric hybrid and gas turbine generator as its power source.

However, Jaguar also says that the supercar could also run on the usual petrol motor. The C-X75 can also run on diesel, biofuels, compressed natural gas or liquid petroleum gas. “A six-hour plug-in charge of the lithium-ion batteries allows an electric-only range of 68 miles,” a Jaguar spokesperson was quoted saying in the Daily Mail. “But the innovative twin-turbines can either charge the car’s batteries, allowing the supercar to travel 560 miles between fill-ups. Or it can automatically provide supplementary power directly to the electric motors to allow the car to top 205 mph.”

He added, “It celebrates three-quarters of a century of beautiful, fast, Jaguars by being the fastest and perhaps most beautiful of them all.” It is indeed the most beautiful! Storm Grey ‘Bridge of Weir’ leather seats and an aircraft-inspired cream suede-like leather and polished aluminium dashboard pamper the driver.

Soft neoprene fully covers the steering wheel. Coddling the two occupants even more is the high-end surround sound hi-fi. Then, there’s the custom-made clock which is kept wound by the car’s acceleration and braking.

The car sports phosphor blue luminescent theatre lighting inside which apparently alters to suit the driver’s mood. One can notice dimming when the supercar jumps to ‘aircraft in combat mode’ at speed or in ‘track’ mode to draw the driver’s attention even more on the driving.

In addition to the 1 billion pounds a year Jaguar spends on new models, the car maker has put in 800 million pounds into new green technology. For your info, a new small saloon and a roadster are on the cards. We also hear that Tata has agreed to become a minority shareholder in the British micro gas turbine engine company, Bladon Jets, and its association with Jaguar in the development of the hybrid supercar.

Anwar Hasan, managing director of Tata, said: “The innovative nature of Bladon Jets lies at the very heart of our ethos at Tata and it is a company we have admired for some time. Acquiring a stake in this business is recognition of this and the exciting potential their products have in the automotive and distributed power generation arenas. We look forward to continuing the already close working relationship with Bladon Jets and will take great pride in the future success of their business.”